The story picks up 18 months after the events of the previous season. Claire and Jamie are living at Lallybroch, the estate they acquired, and are trying to rebuild their lives. However, their happiness is short-lived as they soon find themselves drawn into the Jacobite conflict.
The episode "Outlander" S03E01, titled "The Bells of the Steeple," begins with a recap of the events from Season 2, showing Claire Randall (Caitriona Balfe) and her husband, Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan), escaping from the British Army and finding themselves in the midst of the Jacobite uprising in Scotland. outlander s03e01 h264
Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) lies severely wounded on the battlefield, buried under a pile of corpses. Through feverish flashbacks, we see the brutal hand-to-hand combat between Jamie and his longtime nemesis, Black Jack Randall (Tobias Menzies). In a long-awaited climax, Jamie finally kills Randall, whose body falls atop him, arguably keeping him warm enough to survive the night. The story picks up 18 months after the